Yankee Pluck is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Archainbaud and starring Ethel Clayton, Montagu Love, and Johnny Hines.Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema, p. 149
Cast Ethel Clayton as Polly Pollard Edward Langford as Lieutenant Richard Travers Johnny Hines as Lieutenant Tommy Patterson Montagu Love as Baron Wootchi Eric Wayne as George Henry Singleton Charles Bowser as John Pollard Isette Monroe as Mrs. Madison Derwent
Production The working title for the film was Pretty Polly Pollard, changed to Yankee Pluck in early May, 1917.
Reception Wid's Films and Film Folks review was entirely negative, calling the film a "cheap, crude 'meller' without any redeeming feature."
Motion Picture News reviewer Peter Milne described the film as a "very fair picture." He criticized the plot detail of a Japanese spy seeking submarine plans as being "not at all indicative of good diplomacy," and The Maryland Country Club for looking like a gangsters' hideout.
Varietys review was mostly positive, praising the artistic efforts despite "there is little or nothing original about the plot." The reviewer also praised the performances of Johnny Hines and Charles Bowser in particular.
Censorship Before Yankee Pluck could be released in Kansas, the Kansas Board of Review required all scenes of women smoking cigarettes to be eliminated.
References
Bibliography Donald W. McCaffrey & Christopher P. Jacobs. Guide to the Silent Years of American Cinema. Greenwood Publishing, 1999.
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